After the curfew hours on the same night, 10:00 PM, most of the houses from the haven turned their lights off. The people are now entering a silent night's sleep. Together with the moon, the Southern Moosewood’s miniature wisps glows around the giant tree. Those lights aren’t the only ones who are circling around, but there is also a number of people patrolling the site.
There are two guards at the bottom part of the tree who takes a break and talks about things.
“Hey bro, did you catch the weekly magazines?” A man asked.
“Yeah! Blue Pink really stands out! If I just made myself stronger, I’ll resign as a guard and go directly to their concerts,” the other man said.
“I’m jealous. You must have a sustaining life of your own.”
“Not yet. BLUEPINK’s first before my life.”
“ACHOO!” A sudden loud cough from afar caught their attention.
“What the hell is that?”
“I don’t know, but from that sneeze, his brain must be already out
A grotesquely carved animal made of stone dropped at the exact spot Celestia was. Blood splatted around the figure the time it hits the ground. A sudden earthquake shook after the impact.“We’re completely out of luck. It’s a gargoyle,” Adeline said as she narrows her eyes towards their enemy.The statue that became a demonic vessel growls a head-shaking vibration. Its body is completely stone but depicts the body of a human and a bat hybrid. Its height is half more than them. From its appearance, its strength is imaginable.“J… Jolly…” Celestia stuttered while looking at the drips of blood at the gargoyle’s feet. Her chin shakes out of despair.“Did you name it already!?” Adeline exclaimed as she looks at Celestia with wide pupils. While the gargoyle completely stands up, she sighs and looks in front with a blank stare. “I’m sorry for being selfish. I know that I took advanta
Celestia looked down, thinking of other solutions that wouldn’t involve such high risk, but the world seems to be not in favor of her wishes. Without her noticing, Adeline changed course to her left, which is nearer to the gargoyle.Adeline’s decision is absolute even she knows the risks. As she turns left, she became the gargoyle’s target. Without Celestia noticing, she baited the monster into the left and sacrificed herself to buy time. In no time, the monster caught up to her as it holds her broom and pounds her head, breaking her broom in half and sending her into the ground. The hard hit marked a wound on her head and gave her nausea while she falls to the ground.She grunts loud from pain, but from her location, no one could hear her. Seconds later, she hits the grassy ground like how a truck running at maximum speed would hit a civilian. The first to have contact was her back, paralyzing most of her body parts. From the height she came from, mo
Celestia miraculously projected the bullet in a straight path forward. The bullet pierced through the center of the gargoyle’s neck, marking a wide hole in it. The shot is too fast for the naked eye to see. With the shock, Celestia’s hand flew to her chest with her mouth falling open.“I missed…” Celestia said and chuckles with sweat. The gargoyle stopped with its head down. “I’ll fire another spell. I’m going to be sure this will hit.”“Wait!” Adeline shouted as she raise her palm towards Celestia before she cast her spell. She narrows her eyes to have a clear analysis. “It’s breaking down.”The gargoyle’s body summoned cracks that continuously wrap throughout its body. Its eyes are closed, showing them that it is currently not hostile. When the crack covered the whole of its body, the stone breaks down starting from its fingers and toes, and climbs up towards the bod
“We’re going to hunt,” Adeline declared just after she discovers the functions of the card. She aims to hunt those to unlock the seal covering the enchanted book. At the same time, another hunt is taking place.It’s already half-past eleven as Darius continuously observes the hideout from behind the bush where no light is present. The darkness surrounds him which is currently in his favor. In the deadly silence, the birds call as the squirrels chatter. The wind rustles through the moon-dappled leaves, which gives less light that can secure whether a wild animal discovers him.After hours of watching and slouching, he sees Vylleria coming out from a cave that emits candlelight from the inside. As she comes out, he can’t see her face nor her movements after she entered the darkness, but not until she cast a light spell as she goes back to the haven. When he secured that her footsteps on the muddy ground are already afar, he decided to move i
Outside the giant tree, the massive crowd of guards is still sleeping. Snores surround the area while the bats squeak in the air. After such a long time, the fragrance of the solution already evaporated. Meanwhile, a drunk man passing by sneaks through the guards until he noticed that they’re sleeping.With his blurred mind, he thought that he’s already dreaming and that the guards who are loyal to their job slack off. He comes near to them, passing through the boundary, though he didn’t know that it was forbidden. He tries checking one of the guards to see if he’s dreaming, but when he slapped one, the guard’s face contracted.“M… Mom… My dream… I’ve already become BLUEPINK’s manager…” the guard said and continues to snore. The drunk man slapped him again. The sudden pain left him awake as he sits up straight suddenly like a soul just came back from his body.“Nice dream,&rd
“AAAHHH!!!!”Adeline screamed as she wakes up from the pain she felt in her chest. While sweating, she reclaims her lost air by breathing quickly and deeply. As she sits up straight like a newly resurrected body, the first thing she does is to touch her chest.Nothing changed in her complete body. There’s no trace of a huge hole that pierced through her. The pain vanished as soon as she wakes up. Tears start falling down her while gripping her chest while giving relief to what she experienced.“It’s… It’s all a dream…”Not fully convinced, she can’t see anything from the darkness around her. She chants a light spell with her summoned wand and sees the previous ground designed with digital boxes and cold colors. Beside her was Celestia, and while she sleeps, she grips the enchanted book with strength on her chest.The same book gave the trauma to Adeline with trembling legs. With loud bre
“But sir, we need to enter the tree now! It’s been years since it came into this, and we already know what will happen. We just don’t want the disaster to be repeated. Let our men enter and handle the rest,” a guard said while arguing at Silvestre in his own house’s door. “Handle the what? Do you even know what’s inside it? So far, the only thing that you know inside is that there are intruders. I’m asking who the intruders are, but can you give me an exact answer?” Silvestre argued with a high-pitched tone and goes down. “No one’s entering.” “But sir we’ve already told that…” “I said no one’s entering! Reclaim your orders and just prepare for surveillance. If you’re talking about the safest, this was. Those who entered are probably dead by now. I don’t want any more casualties,” Silvestre said. The guards stooped down as they bite their lips, avoiding any further arguments. They bow down to ask for an apology. “We’re sorry, Mr. Enfina. We’ve been los
“Silvestre…” Vylleria cries her remorse while kneeling down beside the dead body of Launnar. Her eyes appeared read while her stomach hardens. “His breathing stopped!”“What in the world happened!? Don’t say… you killed him,” Silvestre said as he looks down with a scared stare but he reads Vylleria doing the opposite.“There’s no way I’d do that to the one I love! I would never… never do that! Don’t you dare come here just to say that!” Vylleria shouted with anger on her voice. Her eyebrows furrowed but then her sorrowful face comes back as she continues to cry in despair. Her scream scattered all around the area. “Launnar… I’m still waiting for you until you become an adult… Whoever happens to you, I won’t forgive them!”“Vylleria, calm down. Let’s grasp the situation here. This place is already a crime scene,” Sil
Argos and his platoon already set up for their journey to the Aumoxozar Kingdom and its nearby towns. Even if would take too long for them to accomplish their task, which is finding a veteran doctor with the exchange of the Golden Rin. With the luxuries and comfort that Argos provided them, Alex and Zak didn’t hesitate to join his squad. They considered it as a mode of payment for his deeds.“Head check! I already have Zak and Alex. How is everybody doing?” Argos asked as they gathered near the hill where Loic’s cave is located.“Holessa and I, ready to go,” Loic as he puts his hand on Holessa’s right shoulder.“Argos!” Suddenly, a tiny girl’s voice caught Argos’s attention.“Sevy! Are you fine now… why are you with this guy? He should be bound back there,” Argos asked as he narrows his eyes towards Ranulph. “Are you doing something malicious? If you d
Still the same night where Holessa caught Walter talking to one of the affiliates of the Octagon, Iris Borguignon, which is really a mysterious adventurer, Saga, Walter and Saga tries to simplify their understanding of their world. Even if it is only a short time left, Walter did his best to create an explanation that will not trigger the World’s forbidden banner.“So you came in here as heroes? What are you really planning to do?” Holessa asked but Walter replied with an unusual and childish answer.“I already devoted myself to restoring this world.”“You are really into this, kid Walter,” Saga commented and chuckles.“I am taking a hard time right now because of a sudden decision that you did. Damn you Saga,” Walter complained as he gives Saga furrowed eyebrows.“It is fine if you are already tired of explaining. There is still time. Walter is always with me anyway so he can answer my qu
“To put it simply, there is a man who used high-class alchemy to preserve lifeforms in an orb. He longs to put human souls in some container right after they died. I know that is impossible, but that man did whatever he can in which he succeeded.“The samples of orbs that he had reached a huge space that it nearly overloads, and he needs to solve it as fast as possible else he will be classified as a murderer. After he succeeded with a faulty orb, he created a world wherein those orbs will mimic a human body so that they could interact with each other even after they died. As there is a person that dies every day, their souls are gathered by this man, giving them a new and interactive home. That world is the world where we are stepping right now, Cordale,” Walter explained to Holessa the situation of the world as simple as he can without triggering any violent triggers from the Mishima system.“What are you getting into?” Holessa asked as
The forest was vast, gloomy, and blooming. Its canopy was claimed by juniper, willow, and magnolia, and occasional openings in their crowns allowed plenty of light through for a hodgepodge of sprouts to make use of the rich grounds below.Silent branches embraced the occasional tree, and a potpourri of flowers, which were common to this area only, added some bright touches to the otherwise amber scenery.A disharmony of wild noises, most belonged to critters, resonated through the air, and were in harmony with the rustling of the leaves and branches of the treetops in the wind.“Starting tomorrow, Holessa, together with Loic, will set out to find her sister. You should follow her. Maybe that can be your chance to clarify things out,” Walter said to Iris as he gives her a new set of commands.“Who’s following who…” A voice said behind Walter, which give Walter goosebumps. As he turns back, he sees the one he wished not to h
The night came when the full moon shines throughout the forest while everyone is already asleep. Walter checks everything around him so that he can make sure that no one is following him. Without further ado, he left the site without any trace of his disappearance. He went not so far in the northern part of the Haslita plains and waited at a huge boulder of rock from the forest. While he sits in the stone boulder, he hears some whooshes of the bush behind him.“If you are appearing, can you please give me a sign that is more recognizable to humans,” Walter complained with crossed arms.“Are you sure no one followed you?” Iris said after appearing behind Walter but is looking at her left.Walter turns back and asks her the reason for a sudden appearance. “I’m better careful than never. What is the reason you are here? Did you miss me?”“Eat your balls, Coulomb. I’m here to check up for the Golden Rin. I
Holessa checks for Sevy at her tent but unexpectedly, she isn’t there. Meanwhile, at the cave where Ranulph is caged, Sevy spends her time thinking on the side of the wall of the cave. It might be dark, but because Ranulph is already two days staying in the dark, even with the small lighting from Loic’s room, he can see her lost hope in life.“You really are a strong one, kid. Do you want to be here too? I wouldn’t recommend copying me, else they might do the same to you,” Ranulph said but he didn’t get a reply from her. He thinks of a way so that he can be close to her but he didn’t expect to be suppressed by her. “Do you want me to tell you a bedtime story?”“Just shut up, you ridiculous chief!” Sevy shouted with rage against him.“Woah. I get surpassed by a kid! Sorry for all of that…” Ranulph apologized bowing his head towards her. But because Ranulph is a fool, he did not g
Just later that afternoon, Loic brought Argos to their own tent. After Argos opens the tent doors, he sees everyone gathering beside Zeus. He just realized that they started the party without him, the initiator.“Hi, guys. Welcome to my blog,” Argos said.“Did Loic slap you? You seem fine by now as I can see,” Holessa said.“More like a slap of reality,” Argos replied and adds. “Is that true, Holessa!? That powerful witch is your sister!? I already had a hunch since I have met her.”“Celestia, she is one of the top rankers in the Oak Spirit ever since the incident five years ago happened. The coven prevents her from casting some common spells because she finds them destructive as she can’t control them well. It once threatened the village by making it rain with toxic acid, causing minor casualties,” Holessa explained.“Acid rain? I think it is already normal,” Alex commen
In the afternoon, Argos sits on the cliff in front of Loic’s cave as he watches the art and wonders that the sunset makes. He is completely blanked out together with the quietness that he is gasping. His foot swings while feeling the swing of the air that collides with him. But the calmness of what is around him isn’t synchronizing with what he has in mind. Meanwhile, Loic came up of his cave and sees Argos spending his time alone. He sits beside him so that he could ask what is wrong.“Do you want some drinks for chilling?” Loic suggested.“Why are you here? You distracted my way of thinking,” Argos complained with a cold tone.“Are you really thinking, or you are just regretting your past actions? Either way, it won’t help you calm down. Get some refresher. I can assure you that everything here is fine. The villagers are all safe, and the race against time is already finished,” Loic said.“But
The villagers easily escaped with the help of Argos and his party, but the problem is where they will reside. In order to stop enemies from tracking their path, they detoured a long route but their destination isn’t the campsite, but towards the Haslita woods. Holessa and Loic fully welcome the villagers for a temporary stay, but the mood they brought back isn’t a touch of victory but internal defeat.Just after going to a new home with all of the people downed, Loic crafted a cross using wood and buried it on the ground to pay respects to Old Marza and her heroism. With her veteran medic title, all of the villagers attended a short ceremony to thank him. The most affected individual are both Sevy and Argos because they saw clearly with their eyes what happened, and the regret is still inside their hearts.Two days after…The villager already set up a tent for each of the families affected. They placed their tents the same way as what it was l